Product information "HEADSHOT- Eyes Of The Guardians lim.DigiPak Boxset"
Limited Alubox/DigiPak Bundle, includes:
- Tin-Box Album Design
- noble 6-pgd Digipak
- 192 pcs PuzzlePoster (ca. 40x30cm)
- Stainless Steel Bottle Opener „Eyes Of The Guardians“
- signed autograph postcard
- Sticker, Buttons
Rude Thrash Metal Neckbreaker!
Die bereits 1993 gegründeten (seit 2008 mit Daniela Karrer female fronted) Braunschweiger Headshot sind seit Jahren eine Bank wenn es um deftigen, aggressiven, SF Bay Area inspirierten, Thrash Metal aus deutschen Landen geht. Auch wenn das letzte Studioalbum schon einige Jahre zurück liegt, war das Quintett nie von der Bildfläche verschwunden, sondern berackerte unermüdlich deutsche und internationale Bühnen.
Anno 2022 meldet sich die Band mit „Eyes of the Guardians“ endlich auch an der Tonträgerfront zurück und stellt unter Beweis, dass man noch lange nicht zum alten Eisen gehört und in Sachen Brutalität und Härte nichts verlernt hat. Im Gegenteil: Die vorliegenden 10 Songs sind geradezu eine Lehrstunde in Sachen nackenbrecherischen Thrash, wobei es der Band gelingt, ohne mit ihrem Stil zu brechen, darauf durchaus auch neue Töne anzuschlagen und das Album so zum zweifellosen Höhepunkt ihres bisherigen Schaffens zu machen. Gerade Frontfrau Daniela Karrer überrascht, neben ihren brutalen Shouts und vereinzelten Grunts, mit ungewohnten melodische Passagen. Und so mancher Schrei aus ihrem Munde dürfte Rob Halford wehmütig an alte Zeiten denken lassen.
- noble 6-pgd Digipak
- 192 pcs PuzzlePoster (ca. 40x30cm)
- Stainless Steel Bottle Opener „Eyes Of The Guardians“
- signed autograph postcard
- Sticker, Buttons
Rude Thrash Metal Neckbreaker!
Die bereits 1993 gegründeten (seit 2008 mit Daniela Karrer female fronted) Braunschweiger Headshot sind seit Jahren eine Bank wenn es um deftigen, aggressiven, SF Bay Area inspirierten, Thrash Metal aus deutschen Landen geht. Auch wenn das letzte Studioalbum schon einige Jahre zurück liegt, war das Quintett nie von der Bildfläche verschwunden, sondern berackerte unermüdlich deutsche und internationale Bühnen.
Anno 2022 meldet sich die Band mit „Eyes of the Guardians“ endlich auch an der Tonträgerfront zurück und stellt unter Beweis, dass man noch lange nicht zum alten Eisen gehört und in Sachen Brutalität und Härte nichts verlernt hat. Im Gegenteil: Die vorliegenden 10 Songs sind geradezu eine Lehrstunde in Sachen nackenbrecherischen Thrash, wobei es der Band gelingt, ohne mit ihrem Stil zu brechen, darauf durchaus auch neue Töne anzuschlagen und das Album so zum zweifellosen Höhepunkt ihres bisherigen Schaffens zu machen. Gerade Frontfrau Daniela Karrer überrascht, neben ihren brutalen Shouts und vereinzelten Grunts, mit ungewohnten melodische Passagen. Und so mancher Schrei aus ihrem Munde dürfte Rob Halford wehmütig an alte Zeiten denken lassen.
Aufgenommen und produziert haben die Niedersachsen die Scheibe zwischen Juli 2019 und Februar 2022 im PureSonic Studio, Langelsheim unter den Fittichen von Jost Schlüter (u.a. Final Cry, Deny The Urge, Iron Fate). Be aware - this is a monster!
TRACKLIST
01 Burned (One by one)
02 Eyes Of The Guardians
03 Scars Of Damnation
04 Ground Zero
05 Tentacular (Part 1)
06 Divide Et Impera
07 Under A Blood Red Sky
08 The Impenetrable Maze
09 Veins Of The Earth
10 Invisible
TRACKLIST
01 Burned (One by one)
02 Eyes Of The Guardians
03 Scars Of Damnation
04 Ground Zero
05 Tentacular (Part 1)
06 Divide Et Impera
07 Under A Blood Red Sky
08 The Impenetrable Maze
09 Veins Of The Earth
10 Invisible
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08. The last Supper
09. Spirit's Asylum
10. Warcurse
running time: 42:19
SUIDAKRA - Wolfbite LIMITED BUNDLE Digipak CD (Release: 25.06.)
€39.99*
The Bundle contains:
Tin-Box in Wolfbite Design
Softcover-Book Comic with the concept-Story of the Album
Jigsaw Puzzle with 192 parts
4 coasters (material: wood fibre, very high quality, washable)
Suidakra 2.0? 1000 percent Suidakra!
After more than 25 years of history and more than 13 studio albums as well as worldwide tours, can a band reinvent itself or even release the unexpected? Well, Suidakra may not reinvent themselves completely in 2021, but on their new album "Wolfbite" they create a mixture of all their past musical work and a fresh breeze, which gives the impression that the band has risen from a fountain of youth.
"Wolfbite" is bursting with power, uncompromisingness and joy of playing. The collaboration with Aljoscha Sieg (Eskimo Callboy, Vitja, Gestört aber GeiL), which is certainly untypical for die-hard fans, results in a breathtaking, lively sound, which from the very first note makes any scepticism about whether Suidakra still sound like Suidakra in 2021 evaporate. With the proven concept story from the "Realms Of Odoric" cosmos, lyrically and visually realised by Kris Verwimp, of course, "Suidakra 2.0" presents itself in a form that even old fans probably wouldn't have dreamed of.
With "Wolfbite", Suidakra succeed in travelling from the past into the future and surely present one of THE albums of the year 2021.
"As a fanboy since the debut, I am of course proud to be able to release the band's most mature work. Check out all the old albums and you will hear 100% Suidakra. But what is Wolfbite then? One thousand percent Suidakra? Album of the year - basta! Nothing beats that."
- Markus Roesner / CEO, MDD Records
TRACKLIST
01. A Life In Chains
02. The Inner Wolf
03. Darcanian Slave
04. Faoladh
05. Crossing Over
06. Vortex Of Carnage
07. Resurgence
08. Redemption
09. A Shrine For The Ages
running time: 45:32
SUIDAKRA - Wolfbite LIMITED MEGA-BUNDLE with exclusive Wine and Box and Digipak CD (Release: 25.06.) SHIPMENT ONLY WITHIN THE EU
€66.99*
The Bundle contains:
Tin-Box in Wolfbite Design
Softcover-Book Comic with the concept-Story of the Album
Jigsaw Puzzle with 192 parts
4 coasters (material: wood fibre, very high quality, washable)
1 bottle of velvet red wine from the private winery Rolf Willy (award-winning) in Suidakra Wolfbite design in the luxery wooden box in Wolfbite design
Suidakra 2.0? 1000 percent Suidakra!
After more than 25 years of history and more than 13 studio albums as well as worldwide tours, can a band reinvent itself or even release the unexpected? Well, Suidakra may not reinvent themselves completely in 2021, but on their new album "Wolfbite" they create a mixture of all their past musical work and a fresh breeze, which gives the impression that the band has risen from a fountain of youth.
"Wolfbite" is bursting with power, uncompromisingness and joy of playing. The collaboration with Aljoscha Sieg (Eskimo Callboy, Vitja, Gestört aber GeiL), which is certainly untypical for die-hard fans, results in a breathtaking, lively sound, which from the very first note makes any scepticism about whether Suidakra still sound like Suidakra in 2021 evaporate. With the proven concept story from the "Realms Of Odoric" cosmos, lyrically and visually realised by Kris Verwimp, of course, "Suidakra 2.0" presents itself in a form that even old fans probably wouldn't have dreamed of.
With "Wolfbite", Suidakra succeed in travelling from the past into the future and surely present one of THE albums of the year 2021.
"As a fanboy since the debut, I am of course proud to be able to release the band's most mature work. Check out all the old albums and you will hear 100% Suidakra. But what is Wolfbite then? One thousand percent Suidakra? Album of the year - basta! Nothing beats that."
- Markus Roesner / CEO, MDD Records
TRACKLIST
01. A Life In Chains
02. The Inner Wolf
03. Darcanian Slave
04. Faoladh
05. Crossing Over
06. Vortex Of Carnage
07. Resurgence
08. Redemption
09. A Shrine For The Ages
running time: 45:32
VERMOCRACY - Age Of Dysphoria - Limited BOX
€26.99*
LIMITED BOX SET contains
- printed aluminium box
- CD "Age Of Dysphoria" JewelCase
- printed patch 10x10cm
- signed autograph card
- 3x Stickers
Dark melodic death metal !
Vermocracy from Vienna, founded in 2017, already caused quite a stir in the underground with their self-titled debut, released in 2020. The band has undoubtedly dedicated itself to dark melodic death metal, as a nod to the genre greats of the 90s. Stylistically and in terms of content, the band draws a dystopian picture of the failure and decay of modern society with powerful riffs, earthy grooves and bestial vocals.
With "Age Of Dysphoria", the band consistently continues the path they have taken since their foundation and delivers an album that sets new standards in the band's history, both technically and compositionally. Aggressiveness paired with the necessary groove, playful melodies combined with powerful harshness and all that, despite a clear homage to the melodic death metal of the nineties, with a contemporary freshness and great joy of playing characterises the album, which lyrically deals with the desolation and hopelessness of today.
Age Of Dysphoria" was recorded, produced and mastered in Norbert Leitner's studio in Vienna, which gives the band a more than powerful sound, which is further enhanced by the artwork by Armin Stocker, who also gives the whole thing a fitting visual framework. Vermocracy will definitely be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come!
TRACKLIST
01. Intro
02. Necrocracy
03. World Of Wounds
04. The Void's Embrace
05. Opposed Evolution
06. Grace Of Hypnos
07. Perpetual Flood
08. The Pyre
09. In Darkness Let Me Dwell